The Election--and Moral

The small niHJority by which lüe itepublican state ticket is elected proves tlmt, if tho coalition .had been effected without a platform ; if the two parties had agreed upon candidates, adjourned, and delegates returned homa without tbe adoption of resolutions of any kind, yictory would have been ours, without doubt. This course waa not satisfactory to the Nationals, and a platform they would, and did, cause to be adopted, ■which resultfcd in alienating a large number of Demócrata. If both partiea with a nnited ty of 25,000 at last fall'S election had gone to the polls hand in hand, a trinmph would have been easy. In their excossive deinands, the Nationals forced enough Democrats to stay away from the polls, or to refuse to support, to cause the defeat of the state ticket. Tbe resalt is as wo expeeted. We are only disappotnfed in the small majonty given the Republiean candidates. Wbile it s estimated at froui 5,000 to 10.000- the Free Press holding out hopes of tion of Itegents, but conceding that of Carapbell - the expectation of wise and old time leaders were that a inore serious defeat was impending. We hope the statement of our Detroit cotemporary will prove true. No opponent of Republicanism, which in the future ia another name for Grantiam and Chandlerism, would feol more joyed orcr a viotory in Michigan. But we believed we fcresaw defeat through unwise action at Lansing, and regretfully announce tbat for the want of wiser action there, the prospecta are we are beaten. Despite the error, however, the majority, ïf any, against us is small. Let us hope victory is with us, and that in the great struggle of 1880, Michigan will form a block in the pyramidal Democratie column.